News and Announcements
- Congratulations to LaSondra Dawn on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Maddie Douglas (Exercise and Sport Science) has received All-GLIAC Academic Excellence Team honors
- Lavar Drummond, in the Administration and Supervision Education Specialist program, was featured on Channel 7 for his children’s book, “Affirmation Heroes” he recently authored
- College of Education student-athletes recognized by the ALL-GLIAC in football.
- Alumnus Alvin Ward (’07 ’20) prepares students for life
- Congratulations to Valerie Smith on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Congratulations to Amy Dereczyk on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Theodoto Ressa, assistant professor for the College of Education in Special Education, quoted in ScienMag, EurekAlert, “What factors help students with disabilities transition to college?“
- Congratulations to Chandler Faye Wentz on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Congratulations to Sara Dalo on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Congratulations to Kathryn Knoff on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Congratulations to Rehab Zaid Alahmadi on the successful defense of her dissertation
- Jeanne Barcelona, assistant professor for the College of Education in Community Health, quoted in Flintside, “Rec-Connect™ empowers Detroit high school student leaders to foster physical activity among peers.“
- Jeremy Singer, doctoral candidate in the College of Education Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program, was part of Bridge Michigan’s monthly lunch break series on the pandemic and “How have COVID policies affected Michigan K12 students”
- Congratulations to Deborah Gibson, academic services officer III in the College of Education for receiving the Outstanding Contributor Award for the 2021-2022 academic year!
- Gretchen Mohney, program director of Athletic Training in the College of Education, keeps U.S. Olympians healthy from COVID
- Tamara Hew-Butler, associate professor of Exercise and Sports Science, wrote an article for The Conversation on "Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever"
- April Hines-Jenkins, doctoral student in Educational Studies in the College of Education and school leader at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School talks about the importance of changing how and when we introduce students to STEM
- Wayne State University College of Education to host 58th annual Southeast Michigan Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
- Anita Bates, Ph.D., assistant professor of teaching and program coordinator of visual arts education curated “Into the Open,” a new exhibit at the Detroit Artists Market featuring the work of seven local women.
- Congratulations to alumnus Chuck Simms on being named interim fire commissioner of the Detroit Fire Department!
- Truman Hudson, Jr., outreach coordinator for the College of Education in Teacher Education, quoted on Click on Detroit, “MLK Day: New Detroit on why we need to talk about race, how to move forward”
- Sarah Lenhoff, associate professor and researcher for the College of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, quoted on WXYZ, “Families struggling with remote learning, DPSCD dealing with chronic absences”
- Truman Hudson, Jr., outreach coordinator for the College of Education in Teacher Education, quoted in MLive, “Critical race theory isn’t taught in Michigan but does play a role in how teachers think about equity”
- Wayne State University College of Education and Michigan Education Association receive $675,000 grant to support Project MITTEN